Where will we put all the cars?

It is amazing to think that it is going to be over 70 degrees this weekend! Last weekend we had SNOW! As the snowflakes began to drift to the ground, I could see in the eyes of my children dreams of snowball fights, snowmen, and hot chocolate. Figuring that it might not happen again for quite a while, I decided their snow dreams needed to come true.

After a fierce snowball fight between Jake and Jamie (Nati Grace wasn't so fond of a snowball fight afterall) we decided to build the cutest little snowman you can ever imagine. We found acorn shells for his eyes, placed a carrot on for his nose, and I rumaged around until I found some black buttons for his belly. While Jake was finding his stick arms, Nati Grace thought he needed a broom. She thought a flower not yet destroyed by the ice would be the perfect "snow broom." He really was a cutie!

With our fill of snow fun, we headed inside for nothing less than the perfect ending of a snow... hot chocolate! Jake and Nati Grace were chatting it up while pulling on their warm and cozy pj's and I just had to ask what they were in such heavy discussion about. Nati Grace looked at me and asked, "Where will we put all the cars?"

I didn't get it! When I asked for some clarity on the car parking issue, Jake shared that they were concerned that "all the people" would want to come see their snowman and since our driveway was not very big they just were worried we wouldn't have enough space to park all the cars.

Oh, my. They were confident that the snowman was so wonderful that once people found out they would be cramming our street to just take a peek at the Snowly Acclaimed Snowman! Well, the people never came. Jake explained it was because we didn't tell anyone it was here.

I got it! Childlike faith believes that when people know how wonderful something is... they will seek it. Childlike faith believes that if we simply tell people... they will come. Childlike faith believes that when people realize how wonderful something is... we will have to ask the question: where will put all the cars?

When was the last time you were so excited about what Christ was doing in your life that you invited "all the people" to come and see?

" How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shal they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things! However, they did not all heed the glad tidings; for Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed our report?' So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." ~Romans 10:14-17